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postal team, $30 million the government spent on that team. they could say that team lost its awards because of illegal doping done by lance armstrong. they could sue to get their money back. there was a whistle blower suit brought by one member of the team. the money that gets paid to him ultimately they could go after lance armstrong. and lots of other potential civil lawsuits. but here's what i would worry about most. criminal exposure. he testified under oath in a civil case, if he admits now that he was using drugs and doing -- >> i want to play a specific piece of that. do i have that sound bite? let's play it. >> you have never taken any performance enhancing drug in connection with your cycling career? >> correct. >> and that would include any substance that's ever been banned? >> correct. >> sounds a lot like perjury. however, there is this the thing called a statute of limitations. >> and it's three years in texas. three years is gone. but here's what i would worry about with respect to exposure in other areas. the justice department
postal team, $30 million the government spent on that team. they could say that team lost its awards because of illegal doping done by lance armstrong. they could sue to get their money back. there was a whistle blower suit brought by one member of the team. the money that gets paid to him ultimately they could go after lance armstrong. and lots of other potential civil lawsuits. but here's what i would worry about most. criminal exposure. he testified under oath in a civil case, if he admits...
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a deadly conflict between al qaeda militants and the government is getting violent. they're threatening to take control of the entire country. the militants' move prompted france to take action over the weekend. they put boots on the ground and went all in, bombing rebel training camps and other targets. so what will the united states do? a pentagon official told me this afternoon that the u.s. will participate in mali, but, and i want to make sure i put quotes around this, it's still deciding what that looks like. when we went to the mali border last summer, i saw first hand how dangerous the situation is. today, we spoke to some of our sources on the ground, including the military commander of the al qaeda's linked group. he told us that the militants are, in his words, excited and would welcome u.s. troops on the ground. he also said the french bombs have killed civilians and that france is signing a death warrant for french people around the world, opening the gates of hell. omar said the militants will fight to the end and this will be a long war, more dangerous
a deadly conflict between al qaeda militants and the government is getting violent. they're threatening to take control of the entire country. the militants' move prompted france to take action over the weekend. they put boots on the ground and went all in, bombing rebel training camps and other targets. so what will the united states do? a pentagon official told me this afternoon that the u.s. will participate in mali, but, and i want to make sure i put quotes around this, it's still deciding...
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government and algerian government officials in what is taking place on the ground. there's still a lot of information that we do not have at this time, but what we can tell you is that there are militants who are holding americans hostage out of that bp facility in algeria. at least 41 people who have been taken hostage, could be as many as seven americans who are among that group. that is not a number that cnn can independently confirm, but state department certainly trying to get more information to learn what is taking place on the ground there. >> information that we have at this time is that u.s. citizens are among the hostages. i hope you will understand that in order to protect their safety, i'm not going to get into numbers. i'm not going to get into names. i'm not going to get into any further details. as we continue to work on this issue with the algerian authorities and also with their employers. >> state department being very cautious at this time about giving those specifics. they are still working on getting information. they are in touch with algerian
government and algerian government officials in what is taking place on the ground. there's still a lot of information that we do not have at this time, but what we can tell you is that there are militants who are holding americans hostage out of that bp facility in algeria. at least 41 people who have been taken hostage, could be as many as seven americans who are among that group. that is not a number that cnn can independently confirm, but state department certainly trying to get more...
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>> well, one of the key difficulties of government whether it's national government or state government in dealing with drought is coordination of the various agencies and so forth of that government on the drought issue, because they'll have different responsibilities. so the disaster recovery program was an attempt to coordinate the activities of the federal agencies to focus their efforts to make sure that i think all of the key issues were being addressed and i think this has been a very positive movement on the part of this administration. this is really the first time that i know of that this has happened. so i think you saw a vast improvement in terms of the delivery of response, sir versus in different programs, reduction in the amount of time that it took to designate areas as eligible for disaster assistance. for example through the u.s. department of agriculture, so these were all positive steps. once again it's reactive. so we need to put in place more proactive measures that hopefully will cause us to look at what the impact of droughts are in advance and try to put in plac
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the government can't keep pouring money into a lot of these programs. the coal industrial doesn't necessarily depend on lobbyists coming to congress to get carveouts in government. >> let me give you a chance to talk about guns, another issue where the president wants to move in the second term. four months from now, say in june, where do you think we will be on guns? what will have been accomplished? >> nothing's going to happen. even if they do something and pass something symbolic, we're not going to cut gun violence. last year, there were 351 killed with rifles, 6500 killed with handguns. they want to just do something for the sake of symbolism but even the assault weapons ban, remember columbine happened after the assault weapons ban. >> erick, you're not going to get the last word this time, van. >> but the coal industry does get a lot of support from our government and deserve it. >> we can see the bipartisan ship that is definitely going to still be here or lack thereof when the president begins his second term. thank you. >> always great to hav
the government can't keep pouring money into a lot of these programs. the coal industrial doesn't necessarily depend on lobbyists coming to congress to get carveouts in government. >> let me give you a chance to talk about guns, another issue where the president wants to move in the second term. four months from now, say in june, where do you think we will be on guns? what will have been accomplished? >> nothing's going to happen. even if they do something and pass something...
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we've got no clarity at all, no official confirmation from any of the governments involved as to the exact number of people being held more how many are still being held still hostage and whether any of them have definitely been killed as part of this operation. >> we'll let you get back to it, hopefully you can bring us more information later in "the newsroom." dan rivers reporting live. >>> there are new questions about notre dame football star manti te'o and the girlfriend who was nothing more than an internet fabrication. who is the real victim of this hoax? is it te'o, one of the best college football players in the country or the nation's sports fans who feel duped by the tearful stories of her death. >> i cried, i yelled, i never felt that way before. this is six hours ago i just found out my grandma passed away and you take, you know, the love of my life. last thing she said to me was "i love you," and that was it. >> cnn's ted rowlands is peeling back the layers of this bizarre and rifting story. we are reporting we'll hear from te'o himself today. what have you heard? >> re
we've got no clarity at all, no official confirmation from any of the governments involved as to the exact number of people being held more how many are still being held still hostage and whether any of them have definitely been killed as part of this operation. >> we'll let you get back to it, hopefully you can bring us more information later in "the newsroom." dan rivers reporting live. >>> there are new questions about notre dame football star manti te'o and the...
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one of the bombs targeted a car outside a government security office there. at least 142 people killed today across syria. >>> and remember this one? from south carolina. governor mark sanford. >> the bottom line is this, i have been unfaithful to my wife, i developed -- >> that was mark sanford, admitting to an affair with a woman from argentina that cost him his marriage and derailed his political career. well, now, sanford, a republican, is announcing he will try to make a political comeback. he's running for the congressional seat he held in the late '90s before becoming a two-term governor. the argentine woman is now his fiancee. >>> breaking news here at the top of the hour on cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. americans taken hostage in what the u.s. here -- u.s. state department is calling a terrorist attack. happening right here, you see the map, we're talking algeria, northern african nation. as far as where specifically this is happening, apparently at a bp facility. algerian state media report the militants who have links with al qaeda are holding at least
one of the bombs targeted a car outside a government security office there. at least 142 people killed today across syria. >>> and remember this one? from south carolina. governor mark sanford. >> the bottom line is this, i have been unfaithful to my wife, i developed -- >> that was mark sanford, admitting to an affair with a woman from argentina that cost him his marriage and derailed his political career. well, now, sanford, a republican, is announcing he will try to make...
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federal government had to come in and get a conviction, that's what we need to do. the third big thing, soledad, not in all of this if you look at the spike up in violent activity and much of it with guns, it's in our gang activity that is taking place. a police chief told me the other day we've got some of our gangs here that are doing most of this violence and they haven't even talked about that. those are the kind of things we're looking forward, actually having police chiefs and sheriffs telling us what are the real problems. >> i think those are really, really smart, i think they do sound like huge problems. but the gang activity that the sheriffs and police officers were talking about one of the big problems are the straw purchasers and the reason they're able to do that because we don't have universal background checks and we don't have an ability -- >> soledad, let me just point this out to you. that's exactly what we need to be hearing in our committees because what the police chiefs will tell you is that most of these gang members aren't buying these thing
federal government had to come in and get a conviction, that's what we need to do. the third big thing, soledad, not in all of this if you look at the spike up in violent activity and much of it with guns, it's in our gang activity that is taking place. a police chief told me the other day we've got some of our gangs here that are doing most of this violence and they haven't even talked about that. those are the kind of things we're looking forward, actually having police chiefs and sheriffs...
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the real key to that is going to be a local and state government. hopefully the mayor in denver and myself in colorado focusing on how do we create the conditions? we can have brilliant vendors but they can sit on a shelf. you can have all the capital without the right idea -- but without the right idea, how does it improve? the magic there is entrepreneurship. when i was a geologist, i could not find a job and after a while we opened -- i stole the idea from berkeley. we werein the first bgrerew pub. that focus of necessity -- we had to do something different. we took it and adapted it. i think that on a much larger scale, we need to find entrepreneurs, people that are willing to put their hearts and souls into that idea, that invention. make sure they have access to capital, and appropriately trained work force, and there is -- government gets out of the way. we need a proper regulation. we have to have it if you are talking about fracking. at that same time, the government has to be a supporter and in every way possible have to limit the burden o
the real key to that is going to be a local and state government. hopefully the mayor in denver and myself in colorado focusing on how do we create the conditions? we can have brilliant vendors but they can sit on a shelf. you can have all the capital without the right idea -- but without the right idea, how does it improve? the magic there is entrepreneurship. when i was a geologist, i could not find a job and after a while we opened -- i stole the idea from berkeley. we werein the first...
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the new government goes in that is not used to governing, does not have the skill set and is faced with the population that is armed to the treat and has 18 months of on the job training of not just shooting machine guns and rpgs but mortars. that was one of the concerns of the fbi. >> and all of those borders in north africa from egypt, libya, tunisia, algeria, they are pretty porous. hold on for one moment. all right. we're getting some new information in. the united states is now increasing its role in the mali conflict in africa. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is getting new information. what are you learning chris? >> we are now learning that the u.s. has agreed to help the french air lift more troops, more supplies, more heavy equipment into mali for their offensive against the militants there. this had been under consideration yesterday. today that request was accepted and now i'm told by defense officials that military planners are in deep discussion with the french to go over specifically what they are going to bring in and where they are going to bring it. one defen
the new government goes in that is not used to governing, does not have the skill set and is faced with the population that is armed to the treat and has 18 months of on the job training of not just shooting machine guns and rpgs but mortars. that was one of the concerns of the fbi. >> and all of those borders in north africa from egypt, libya, tunisia, algeria, they are pretty porous. hold on for one moment. all right. we're getting some new information in. the united states is now...
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government online got harder. the white house is raising the minimum number of online signatures needed to get an official response from 25,000 to 100,000. it's getting a lot harder. signatures have to be compiled within 30 days of the petition filing. the white house director of digital strategy said the change was made to make sure they continue to give the most popular ideas the time that they deserve. one petition late last year called on the white house to secure funding to begin construction of the death star. by its closing date the petition received 34,435 signatures. >>> to me, the death star always seemed impractical. there were too many glaring weaknesses. they built two, two were destroyed. never seemed like a good investment for the u.s. government for me. >> thanks for weighing in on that. serious story. for more, head to our blog, cnn.com/earlystart. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook. >>> to understand the scope of boeing's dreamliner fiasco, you have to know how much money is on line f
government online got harder. the white house is raising the minimum number of online signatures needed to get an official response from 25,000 to 100,000. it's getting a lot harder. signatures have to be compiled within 30 days of the petition filing. the white house director of digital strategy said the change was made to make sure they continue to give the most popular ideas the time that they deserve. one petition late last year called on the white house to secure funding to begin...
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innovation is not popular in government. i did not get the nickname governor moonbeam by being conventional. we were give reminded that the best time to invest, 20 years ago, second best time, today. what great leaders, both of these dynamics state's half. we wanted to thank you both with just a small token of our appreciation and our deep appreciation as well to barbara of the san jose "mercury news." i know you cannot accept gifts. >> i would want to report that. >> we're hoping that sutter can accept a gift, the first dog. governor? [applause] and governor hickenlooper, your dear friend and our dear friend, dan gordon could not be here but we wanted to make sure you enjoyed his borough -- brew. >> as i have many times before, let me assure you. [applause] >> our photographer would like to get your photos. >> with or without the kibble? >> all right. take pictures of the view of the city that you soon went forgot.
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government. was nobody looking, they claim there was water damage, but gale norton, kempthorne's predecessor, you know i know a plumber named tommy who can to this, for a lot less. neil: this is why we have a spending problem. this is part of it. >> taxpayers, alliance president said that the country is broke, this is unacceptable. this is up in with military buying toil ea toilet seat for s of dollars, we need someone who clips coupons to be in charge of deciding whether a bathroom that size is necessary, that is sour is our money, this is the kind of story had not been for journalists, would not come to light. neil: thank you. when are you going to and. >> we're going to sunday. >> why do you inner view them outside, it is cold. >> we have little space heaters. neil: i always wondered. i would say come inside. liz thank you. and who knew our last line of defense against gun violence was not this guy, not these guys or this guy, no, no, our last line of defense this guy. what's up doc. is it me?
government. was nobody looking, they claim there was water damage, but gale norton, kempthorne's predecessor, you know i know a plumber named tommy who can to this, for a lot less. neil: this is why we have a spending problem. this is part of it. >> taxpayers, alliance president said that the country is broke, this is unacceptable. this is up in with military buying toil ea toilet seat for s of dollars, we need someone who clips coupons to be in charge of deciding whether a bathroom that...
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are going to pursue strategies that will obligate the senate to finally join the house in confronting government's spending problem. the principle is simple. no budget, no way. the white house released a statement saying it is encouraged that congressional republicans may back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage, a temporary extension would avert an immediate crisis since the country is set to reach its debt limit as early as mid- february. >> default is not an acceptable option. congress has to simply do its job and pay the bills they've already racked up. >> reporter: all of this sets the stage for even bigger battles ahead when lawmakers have to revisit this issue and deal with automatic spending cuts and the possibility of a partial government shutdown when another temporary measure ex perils the end of march. in -- expires the end of march, in washington jennifer davis, fox news. >>> attorney general eric holder is defending president obama's gun control plan, many arguing the president is violating the constitution with his 23 executive orders, but molder dismisses those atta
are going to pursue strategies that will obligate the senate to finally join the house in confronting government's spending problem. the principle is simple. no budget, no way. the white house released a statement saying it is encouraged that congressional republicans may back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage, a temporary extension would avert an immediate crisis since the country is set to reach its debt limit as early as mid- february. >> default is not an acceptable...
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government. we will get that release tomorrow. interior secretary ken salazar will step down in march. he ran the interio interior dept through president obama's first term and played a key role in white house energy policy perhaps most notably in the promotion of alternative energy sources. the white house has not yet named his successor. democrats proposed legislation to kill the debt ceiling even though some republicans may be ready to cave. either way, you'll be serious to know the matter what happens, the credit rating could still get whacked. and bus drivers go on strike stranding more than 100,000 kids, many of them disabled. at stake in this battle, the kids, and millions of your dollars of tax money. more money coming up. officemax has exactly the ink... your business needs... at prices that keep you...out of the red. this week get a bonus $15 itunes gift card with any qualifying $75 ink purchase. find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. with any qualifying $75 ink purchase. adam: before we get to the debt ceiling
government. we will get that release tomorrow. interior secretary ken salazar will step down in march. he ran the interio interior dept through president obama's first term and played a key role in white house energy policy perhaps most notably in the promotion of alternative energy sources. the white house has not yet named his successor. democrats proposed legislation to kill the debt ceiling even though some republicans may be ready to cave. either way, you'll be serious to know the matter...
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once you inform the government is wrongheaded. we already know what to do was dangerous patients with the resources in the mental health care system don't exist. gerri: dr. apple of thank you for coming on. come back soon. the elite media is treating the president on the job done over the past four years doing what he set out to do. how well the carryall banking reform? health care reform did he squeeze enough money out of the rich? they are grading the president if he carried out the to do list grading him on his own terms. that does not matter. i think is what have you done for the american people mr. president? like janet jackson song. obama said he wanted to be a chance for regional president unfortunately the changes i have seen for us is not so good. the country we assumed the paycheck gets bigger overtime is the opposite. median household income is lower. 51,190 now it is 50,054. strangely it declined more after the recession than during. a fluke that feels like a normal. the numbers of americans working are down and unempl
once you inform the government is wrongheaded. we already know what to do was dangerous patients with the resources in the mental health care system don't exist. gerri: dr. apple of thank you for coming on. come back soon. the elite media is treating the president on the job done over the past four years doing what he set out to do. how well the carryall banking reform? health care reform did he squeeze enough money out of the rich? they are grading the president if he carried out the to do...
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, the legislative, and the judicial branches of the government. the president and the first lady and the vice president and the second lady, they'll be going from statuary hall. they'll be going to take a look at reverend martin luther king jr. statue in the capitol, then they'll be reviewing some military troops. they'll also begin what is historic tradition, going back to president george washington, a parade on this inauguration day, a parade from capitol hill, all the way to where i am right now in front of the north lawn of the white house, the reviewing stand. the parade, it's about to begin. we'll have live coverage, every float, every band. you'll want to see it. don't go away. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long s
, the legislative, and the judicial branches of the government. the president and the first lady and the vice president and the second lady, they'll be going from statuary hall. they'll be going to take a look at reverend martin luther king jr. statue in the capitol, then they'll be reviewing some military troops. they'll also begin what is historic tradition, going back to president george washington, a parade on this inauguration day, a parade from capitol hill, all the way to where i am...
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but the white house would not aelaborate. >> we're in communication wtz algerian government. the president is being updated. ]m terrorists struck wednesday morning, attacking a bus carrying international workers being escorted by police. and the hostages were then moved. the defense secretary says the situation has been chaotic. >> you know intelligence officials believe this man is behind the attacks. also known as mr. marb -- marlboro. he's reportedly made tens of millions in ransom for kidna kidnappings and smugglings. the state department says there is concern other attacks may nbt work autos we want to make sure any of our citizens and companies are reviewing practice ootz state department says it's been in contact with american hostages families. >> a researcher at uc davis injured in a small explosion that took place inside of an apartment this morning. police say they were called around 1:30 a.m. when];=b this man showed up suffering from injuries to his hands. they evacuated the building. it's not clear what caused this explosion. >> uc reej yenlts conclude tleed day
but the white house would not aelaborate. >> we're in communication wtz algerian government. the president is being updated. ]m terrorists struck wednesday morning, attacking a bus carrying international workers being escorted by police. and the hostages were then moved. the defense secretary says the situation has been chaotic. >> you know intelligence officials believe this man is behind the attacks. also known as mr. marb -- marlboro. he's reportedly made tens of millions in...
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. >> we appreciate the state of the federal government but honestly it's not enough to make the difference. it's about the people, it's about the productivity, it's about the longevity. >> they make a large assortment of toys. >> everything little tykes does emulating what parents do in the real world. >> that's why moms are a big part of the research. today they are giving suggestions for the redesign of the cozy coup. >> to use by themselves they can just get in it and walk along. >> i love the floorboards. >> i think toddlers are drawned to the kind of cartoony look that it has. the colors are the iconic thing. >> bye bye. >> more on that on fox and friends later today at 6:30. >> they are adorable. >> 47 after the top of the hour. still ahead talk about living on the edge two fisherman spent hours dangling hundreds of feet into the air after their boat stalled. >>> our next guest said that cherry juice may be the key to getting a good night's rest. >> let's check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> coming up we will talk all about the inaugural if he isti
. >> we appreciate the state of the federal government but honestly it's not enough to make the difference. it's about the people, it's about the productivity, it's about the longevity. >> they make a large assortment of toys. >> everything little tykes does emulating what parents do in the real world. >> that's why moms are a big part of the research. today they are giving suggestions for the redesign of the cozy coup. >> to use by themselves they can just get in...
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. >>> us treasury department says the government is now burrough money from the federal employee pension fund. the move allows the government to keep paying its bills while congress debates an increase to the nation's debt limit. fitch is threatening to downgrade america's credit rating if lawmakers don't raise the borrowing limit. >>> five contractors are sending sealed envelopes to sacramento this week hoping to win the contract it start building the state as high- speed rail system. the "mercury news" explains the contractors submit one package with their plans for the project, another sealed envelope contains their price. officials will first check the proposals and then open the envelopes containing the costs. >>> san jose state university is launching an online education pilot program. the program is small for now offering only three classes, entry level math, elementary statistics and college algebra. but governor brown says it's a big step toward a new future for higher education. >> the goal is to empower more people and to reach out to our students so they can graduate quicker
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government doing economic government, which is what we saw last time. the third piece of the continuing resolution, the fact that government spending expires, and sort of it triple witching hour of the three issues is another kind of fiscal cliff, and the question is is it going to force action with the hardest feeses that are still remaining or the fact that when it came to the fiscal cliff, they still, for all intensive purposes, it's good we didn't go over the cliff. it's good we raised revenues, but we basically punted, do what we always do in washington, punted the ball, all the hard choices, tried to declare a bipartisan victory, but it was not there. the question is what makes the next action forces moments more effective in getting us to really take on the policies, and this is part of the question, that will deal with the necessary savings for the next ten years, but just as important or perhaps more, put the policies in place that are going to bring savings down gradually over time in the next ten years because it's the long term that really i
government doing economic government, which is what we saw last time. the third piece of the continuing resolution, the fact that government spending expires, and sort of it triple witching hour of the three issues is another kind of fiscal cliff, and the question is is it going to force action with the hardest feeses that are still remaining or the fact that when it came to the fiscal cliff, they still, for all intensive purposes, it's good we didn't go over the cliff. it's good we raised...
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the bill could prevent a major clash with the white house over government spending. the white house said it was encouraged by the gop move, but press secretary jay carney saying in part, quote, the president has made clear that congress has only two options. pay the bills they've racked up or failed to do so and put our nation into default. i want to bring in georgia democratic congressman dan johnson. good to have you with me this saturday. >> thank you for having me. >> the republican plan is coupled with a no budget, no-pay provision aimed at forcing the senate to pass the budget before an april deadline. if no budget is passed, members of congress, including yourself, don't get paid. what do you think about that proposal? >> well, you know, we have an issue with republicans who can't even control the members in their own caucus thinking that they can control proceedings in the senate and also the president enforced those to do what they want to have done and so they are trying to postpone the day of reckoning basically, for two months and i don't think the scheme
the bill could prevent a major clash with the white house over government spending. the white house said it was encouraged by the gop move, but press secretary jay carney saying in part, quote, the president has made clear that congress has only two options. pay the bills they've racked up or failed to do so and put our nation into default. i want to bring in georgia democratic congressman dan johnson. good to have you with me this saturday. >> thank you for having me. >> the...
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postal service, and just this morning, by the way, the southern australian government says it wants armstrong to pay back several million dollars in appearance fees there. >>> turning to the gun control, one month to the day of the shooting in newtown, connecticut, new york's state controlled senate pushed to move quickly by democratic governor andrew kuomo voted to expand the state's ban on assault weapons. the assembly votes later today. >>> this week president obama is expected to make an announcement about a comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence including a push for major legislation to include background checks. at a news conference on monday, mr. obama promised to act alone if necessary. >> but i'm confident there's some steps that we can take that don't require legislation and that are within my authority as president. >> the president could use executive powers on 19 separate actions to bypass congress. >>> in newtown, connecticut, monday grieving family members of 11 victims of the sandy hook elementary school shooting announced plans for an a anti-violence campaign. the nonprofi
postal service, and just this morning, by the way, the southern australian government says it wants armstrong to pay back several million dollars in appearance fees there. >>> turning to the gun control, one month to the day of the shooting in newtown, connecticut, new york's state controlled senate pushed to move quickly by democratic governor andrew kuomo voted to expand the state's ban on assault weapons. the assembly votes later today. >>> this week president obama is...
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government or any other government, and it does appear that the hostage crisis remains ongoing. algerian tanks surrounded the gas complex deep in the sahara desert and launched a daring rescue attempt. military leaders say they freed dozens of workers being held by al qaeda-linked terrorists, but many hostages were killed during the mission along with their captors. it's not clear what happened to the several americans being held at the plant. a u.s. official says some got out, including mark cobb who hid in a meeting room. irish citizen steven mcfall also escaped. he talked to a tv station during the rescue attempt. >> they say the military are firing all over the top of us. >> mcfall's family in ireland was relieved to find out he was alive. >> i'm just really excited. i can't wait for him to get home. >> the obama administration says it is in contact with algerian authorities but admits it has been difficult getting accurate information. the terrorist group called the masked brigade stormed the compound on wednesday in retaliation for french air strikes on al qaeda fighters i
government or any other government, and it does appear that the hostage crisis remains ongoing. algerian tanks surrounded the gas complex deep in the sahara desert and launched a daring rescue attempt. military leaders say they freed dozens of workers being held by al qaeda-linked terrorists, but many hostages were killed during the mission along with their captors. it's not clear what happened to the several americans being held at the plant. a u.s. official says some got out, including mark...
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and the role government plays. especially state and mayors, i think play a really important role in getting the clusters together. and i think what we see here potential and last thing i just say there's momentum we lost a lot of jobs. we lost a lot of jobs in to the broad sector of manufacturing. overseas we are seeing more reshoring. tr a -- i can bore you with a long list of companies that have been coming back to the u.s. particularly on that. just to raddle a a few ge with e geosprings water heart. nissan for the first time is disoik one of the luxury vehicles, the infinity suv in tennessee. apple actually bringing some of the mac productions line back here. emson is bringing a lot back from asia to mexico and part of it is at shale gas also. labor cost is only about 3 to 4% of the cost. right. when you talk about energy cost coming down the way they have in the last six years, natural gas prices have dropped by 67%. that's a far bigger driver. and by the way, -- we have some mom bmw. electrolucks. a cooking c
and the role government plays. especially state and mayors, i think play a really important role in getting the clusters together. and i think what we see here potential and last thing i just say there's momentum we lost a lot of jobs. we lost a lot of jobs in to the broad sector of manufacturing. overseas we are seeing more reshoring. tr a -- i can bore you with a long list of companies that have been coming back to the u.s. particularly on that. just to raddle a a few ge with e geosprings...
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ago vests say government war flames fire and missiles. state tv says rebels launched. more than 60,000 people have been killed in the two year civil war. >> the widow of a man killed in that massacre at a movie theater in colorado is suing a psychiatrist who once treated the alleged gunman. james holmes sold the psychiatrist he fantasized about killing people and that she was negligent in not asking authorities to place a psychiatric hold on holmes. she works at the university of colorado where holmes was a student. holmes withdrew about five weeks before he opened fire in the theater killing 12 people. at this point he has not yet entered a plea. >> we believe and know that most all gun owners are highly responsible. >> we are getting hints at the new gun regulations president obama will suggest, plus the state that passed strict laws today. >> the cold weather is threatening the citrus crop. the staggering amount farmers spent this weekend to try and keep their crops safe. >>> the ktvu ipad app is ready to download. you can watch our newscasts live plus drive time tr
ago vests say government war flames fire and missiles. state tv says rebels launched. more than 60,000 people have been killed in the two year civil war. >> the widow of a man killed in that massacre at a movie theater in colorado is suing a psychiatrist who once treated the alleged gunman. james holmes sold the psychiatrist he fantasized about killing people and that she was negligent in not asking authorities to place a psychiatric hold on holmes. she works at the university of colorado...
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the two countries, two governments working together to try to work out what they can do to bring had an end to this hostage situation. state department officials would not confirm any numbers, any names, any details about this. they say they want to keep everything under wraps so they can work the channels as best they know how. this, of course, a very concerning situation with these islamic militants taking the hostages. among them some americans, just put the map back up again. we're going to talk about mali in the south. look to the east. it is possibly no coincidence that this gas field is right on the border with libya. the rise of islamic extremism right across north africa is a major concern right now for u.s. officials. >> as you look at that map, you can see mali is well to the south. all of this is related to the fight against islamists in the neighboring country. >> reporter: remember the french launched an air campaign on friday. aircraft, jet fighters, helicopters also going in. they have now made this a ground campaign. remember, we heard from leon panetta just a couple
the two countries, two governments working together to try to work out what they can do to bring had an end to this hostage situation. state department officials would not confirm any numbers, any names, any details about this. they say they want to keep everything under wraps so they can work the channels as best they know how. this, of course, a very concerning situation with these islamic militants taking the hostages. among them some americans, just put the map back up again. we're going to...
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. >> are you prepared to allow the government to grind to a halt if, who do you think the american people would blame if that came to pass. >> i suspect the american people would blame all of washington for not being able to get its act together. >> greta: back in 2006 when president obama was then a senator he actually voted against raising the debt ceiling. so what has changed now? congressman jason chaffetz nice to see you. >> well, congress spending pushing and the president pushing for this? we have to stop the spending. like the alcoholic who won't give up his drink anymore, you have to slow this. >> greta: what president obama said today he's basically executing what you in congress are telling him to do. you authorize the spending and he's got to pay the bills. and so now you're saying he can't borrow the money. >> no, we've got to make sure we prioritize the payment of the 16.4 trillion dollars that this government owes, but we have to solve the problem. we don't need just the deal. we actually have to solve the problem and the way you solve that problem is it cut up the credit c
. >> are you prepared to allow the government to grind to a halt if, who do you think the american people would blame if that came to pass. >> i suspect the american people would blame all of washington for not being able to get its act together. >> greta: back in 2006 when president obama was then a senator he actually voted against raising the debt ceiling. so what has changed now? congressman jason chaffetz nice to see you. >> well, congress spending pushing and the...
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we asked things of government that government was not equipped to give. wielded authority to the national government, the property belonged to state or local governments, or to the people themselves. we allowed taxes and governmente said, was inflation to rob us of our earnings and savings and watched the great industrial machine that had made as the most productive people on earth slowdown, and the number of unemployed increase. by 1980, we knew it was time to renew our faith to strive with all our strength towards the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with order of the society. we believed them, and now, there are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are free to follow their dreams, and we were right. [applause] >> a live view of pennsylvania avenue. that speech was delivered on january 21. ronald reagan, one of seven u.s. presidents whose inauguration day fell on a sunday. the ceremonial " of office taking place at the u.s. capitol. what a difference inside the rotunda. the temperatureto rob us of ourt date, seven degrees,
we asked things of government that government was not equipped to give. wielded authority to the national government, the property belonged to state or local governments, or to the people themselves. we allowed taxes and governmente said, was inflation to rob us of our earnings and savings and watched the great industrial machine that had made as the most productive people on earth slowdown, and the number of unemployed increase. by 1980, we knew it was time to renew our faith to strive with...
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also breaking tonight, the federal government has just announced it is grounding the new 787 dreamliner, and two japanese airlines did the same today after a second onboard fire. boeing hopes that its new 787 is the future of aviation. it has a revolutionary design-- lighter and more fuel efficient. 50 have been delivered and another 800 are on order. but sharyl attkisson reports there have been a number of emergencies on the planes in just the last few days. >> reporter: 45 minutes after takeoff on a domestic flight in western japan, a flight attendant on this all-nippon airway 787 announced in a shaky voice that there would be an emergency landing. 129 passengers evacuated on emergency chutes. an inspection of the aircraft revealed burns around the main battery. airline officials apologized and grounded their 17 dreamliners. japan airlines followed suit. it's the second fire in two weeks traced to the jet's special lithium ion battery system that can overheat and catch fire. last week, a fire broke out aboard a 787 after it landed in boston. that jet's auxiliary power unit battery sho
also breaking tonight, the federal government has just announced it is grounding the new 787 dreamliner, and two japanese airlines did the same today after a second onboard fire. boeing hopes that its new 787 is the future of aviation. it has a revolutionary design-- lighter and more fuel efficient. 50 have been delivered and another 800 are on order. but sharyl attkisson reports there have been a number of emergencies on the planes in just the last few days. >> reporter: 45 minutes after...
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this action essentially ground all 787s around the world, because other governments generally follow the faa's lead. the faa's emergency air-worthiness directive says before any other 787 can fly, the operator on the boeing must prove the batteries are safe. >>> on the runway in western japan, an evacuation after the captain of a 787 got a warning light and thought he smelled something burning. the incident comes just a week after the fire in the belly of another 787 in boston. now investigators are taking a hard look at the 787's electrical system and lithium batteries. >> we've had two incidents involving batteries, involving charging circuits, that are under question that have resulted in one case a fire, one case of smoke. >> reporter: today's problem was located near the lithium batteries in the forward bay, underneath the flight deck. behind the nose. last week's fire was behind the wings in the 787's aft electrical bay. the lithium batteries there that run the auxiliary power unit were severely burned and charred. lithium batteries like those used in computers have been known
this action essentially ground all 787s around the world, because other governments generally follow the faa's lead. the faa's emergency air-worthiness directive says before any other 787 can fly, the operator on the boeing must prove the batteries are safe. >>> on the runway in western japan, an evacuation after the captain of a 787 got a warning light and thought he smelled something burning. the incident comes just a week after the fire in the belly of another 787 in boston. now...
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raising the debt ceiling gives the government the ability to pay its existing bills. it doesn't create new deficit spending. so not raising the debt ceiling is sort of like a family that's trying to improve its credit rating. families that say, i know how we can save money, we won't pay her credit card bills. it was the sole solution to the debt ceiling in august of 2011 in the u.s. downgraded last time. so all these issues are important and it's very important that congress take necessary action to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a situation where government doesn't pay its bills. >> a number of people have expressed concern about how much of the challenges actually were addressed in a deal, it certainly went part way, but leaves a number of issues still on the table. would you care to raise that as an additional fiscal cliff that is facing us? would you think that it's not as concerning as it was when you raise that term initially? >> as i said the fiscal cliff, if it is allowed to take place, it probably would have traded a recession this year. a good bit of that h
raising the debt ceiling gives the government the ability to pay its existing bills. it doesn't create new deficit spending. so not raising the debt ceiling is sort of like a family that's trying to improve its credit rating. families that say, i know how we can save money, we won't pay her credit card bills. it was the sole solution to the debt ceiling in august of 2011 in the u.s. downgraded last time. so all these issues are important and it's very important that congress take necessary...
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we don't need the government involved in this. it is all about the big "c." control. >> reporter: scott, the next step is up to congress whether to approve president obama's request for $10 million to study this issue of gun violence. >> pelley: thank you, mark. chicago has been plagued by gun violence, and now the mayor there, rahm emanuel, is putting financial pressure on gun makers. he talked to dean reynolds today. >> i've asked all our pensions, city pensions, to review all their investments and make sure we have no investments in any gun manufacturers for assault weapons. >> reporter: and sellers? >> yes, but going specifically at the manufacturers, and then divest those funds if they do. i'll be also spiking to-- this weekend to the conference of mayors and asking other mayors to step up and do what the city of chicago is doing as it relates to their pension funds as well. everybody sought pictures at newtown, and i think we're at a point that we're now mobilized as a country to actually not take the status quo any more. >> pelley: and just yesterday,
we don't need the government involved in this. it is all about the big "c." control. >> reporter: scott, the next step is up to congress whether to approve president obama's request for $10 million to study this issue of gun violence. >> pelley: thank you, mark. chicago has been plagued by gun violence, and now the mayor there, rahm emanuel, is putting financial pressure on gun makers. he talked to dean reynolds today. >> i've asked all our pensions, city pensions,...
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what are western governments saying about the algerian military raid? >> privately they are frustrated that they weren't given much information about the ongoing hostage situation and certainly weren't given much information about the raid on that bp gas plant. publicly, though, it is a very different tone. today the french foreign minister today thanked and praised algerian forces for their work and david cameron the british prime minister took a similar tone. with this, of course, is going on with a conflict next door are in mali that the french are relying on algerian forces and government to help with that conflict there. and, of course, the international community with the united states are very, very concerned about islamic extremists in northern africa so there is a lot of sort of public display of aphoenix for that algeria government but a lot of anger, too. >> a little background on algeria which won its independence from france back in 1962. it is nearly four times the size of texas and the largest country on the continent of africa. sunni he
what are western governments saying about the algerian military raid? >> privately they are frustrated that they weren't given much information about the ongoing hostage situation and certainly weren't given much information about the raid on that bp gas plant. publicly, though, it is a very different tone. today the french foreign minister today thanked and praised algerian forces for their work and david cameron the british prime minister took a similar tone. with this, of course, is...
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guest: the federal government has the major role. guns are easy to transport from one state to another. if one state has a strong gun law, it is easy for people to get guns in states that have weak gun laws and traffic them. that's what we have seen. we need strong federal measures. 74% of nra members support universal background checks. host: you deal with the nra are regularly? guest: we are open to have a dialogue with anyone . the nra is less open with having a dialogue with us. they eventually met with the task force. there are members of the nra reaching out to us and we are reaching out to them. those people are law-abiding, responsible gun owners that want safe communities, safe schools. the nra does not speak for gun .embers or its ow host: do you have an opinion about increasing the number of armed school guards? guest: that is a distraction. it is proposed to avoid the dialogue about whether we should have background checks and whether civilians should be able to buy ak-37's. that is ready conversation should be focused on
guest: the federal government has the major role. guns are easy to transport from one state to another. if one state has a strong gun law, it is easy for people to get guns in states that have weak gun laws and traffic them. that's what we have seen. we need strong federal measures. 74% of nra members support universal background checks. host: you deal with the nra are regularly? guest: we are open to have a dialogue with anyone . the nra is less open with having a dialogue with us. they...
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we're not just hurting the federal government, but also the state government that don't borrow at the interest rate that the federal government borrows at. >> you're written testimony in the case of that for a decade, actually for a couple of decades we've seen income in equality increase dramatically with little change of income for 90% of wage earners and 50% for those at the top. what are the policies you think we most need to address other than getting stability on this full faith and credit of the united states to change that and ensure there is a more equitable share in the american economy? >> the evidence is compelling, education, human capital, people can work with information and technology. and many people in american society today, cannot afford by themselves to get that kind of education. you can make resources available to support younger people and families that is good for them, that is good for the economy, and that is good for the tax base. it is going to strengthen the budget. >> in terms of competitiveness worldwide, building a stronger work force, as you mentioned
we're not just hurting the federal government, but also the state government that don't borrow at the interest rate that the federal government borrows at. >> you're written testimony in the case of that for a decade, actually for a couple of decades we've seen income in equality increase dramatically with little change of income for 90% of wage earners and 50% for those at the top. what are the policies you think we most need to address other than getting stability on this full faith and...
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it isn't clear that there isn't a way to fix government. in the first panel, the mayor talked about moving it at the speed of business. so there's a question for mr. macdonald. in an earlier life i competed directly against your company in the advertising business in a category that at that time we were pretty successful. one of the things i learned it occurred to me that if arguably the most successful consumer product company can direct its product managers to put their annual market plans in three pages that we might be able to take some of that magic instead of having a 2,000 page health care bill or other bills of that land that nobody reads there is a place where the business community might be able to have some influence on this third problem that we talked about it is bad management and bad governance. it's been a guiding you raise a very interesting point. we spend a lot of time training our new hires thinking up front so they can have those on page to page 43 page memos to i'm asking maya what she learned in school about creating
it isn't clear that there isn't a way to fix government. in the first panel, the mayor talked about moving it at the speed of business. so there's a question for mr. macdonald. in an earlier life i competed directly against your company in the advertising business in a category that at that time we were pretty successful. one of the things i learned it occurred to me that if arguably the most successful consumer product company can direct its product managers to put their annual market plans in...
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they argue that the government ordered covered up of violates their first amendment right to express their political views. a u.s. district court judge said yesterday that it takes more than simply this morning in public to make a political statement. >> in an interview with oprah winfrey, lance armstrong comes clean about doping. the seventh time " to tour de france " wenner says that he used a variety of performance enhancing drugs to when those titles. armstrong refuse to answer when oprah winfrey asked him if betsy andreu, the wife of armstrong's former teammate frankie andreu, was telling the truth when she said that in 1996, she overheard him telling a doctor treating him for cancer that he was doping. he also limited to being a bully. >> armstrong has been stripped of his tour de france titles and the olympic medal that he won in 2000. he is also facing numerous lawsuits. saith the second part of the interview with oprah winfrey airs tonight. >> still ahead on kron4 morning news. attention and frequent fliers, a major airline lays out new rules for passengers with high- flying
they argue that the government ordered covered up of violates their first amendment right to express their political views. a u.s. district court judge said yesterday that it takes more than simply this morning in public to make a political statement. >> in an interview with oprah winfrey, lance armstrong comes clean about doping. the seventh time " to tour de france " wenner says that he used a variety of performance enhancing drugs to when those titles. armstrong refuse to...
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they argued that the government ordered cover up violates their first amendment right to express their political views. >> a u.s. district court judge said yesterday that it takes more than simply disrobing in public to make a political statement. >> we will be back in just a minute. we have a live look of the san mateo bridge. the traffic on 92 is like this morning no problems. cold in livermore out to the east. 32 degrees in downtown livermore. specifically out by the airport. the freezing mark there should warm up to about 60. we have a nice, mild weather to look forward to in to the weekend. we will get a quick break down with erica and just a moment. >> good morning. 4:09 on the clock. >> taking a look at wall street this morning. futures trading shows mixed results across the board. the s&p 500 and the dow show positive figures while the nasdaq is in the negative. stocks make big gains yesterday after strong report on the housing market in the unemployment claims. all making investors more optimistic about the economy. >> here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow soared 84 p
they argued that the government ordered cover up violates their first amendment right to express their political views. >> a u.s. district court judge said yesterday that it takes more than simply disrobing in public to make a political statement. >> we will be back in just a minute. we have a live look of the san mateo bridge. the traffic on 92 is like this morning no problems. cold in livermore out to the east. 32 degrees in downtown livermore. specifically out by the airport. the...
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a government of and by and for the people. we are responsible for each other. you know, the right to worship freely and safely, that right was denied to sikhs in oak creek, wisconsin. the right to assemble peacefully, that right was denied shoppers in clackamas, oregon, and movie goers in aurora, colorado. that most fundamental set of rights to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, fundamental rights that were denied to college students at virginia tech and high school students at columbine and elementary school students in newtown and kids on street corners in chicago on too frequent a basis to tolerate. and all the families who never imagined that they'd lose a loved one to a bullet, those rights are at stake. we're responsible. and when i visited newtown last month, i spent some private time with many of the families who lost their children that day, and one was the family of grace mcdonnell, grace's parents were here. grace was 7 years old when she was struck down. just a gorgeous, caring, joyful little girl. i'm told she loved pink. she loved the
a government of and by and for the people. we are responsible for each other. you know, the right to worship freely and safely, that right was denied to sikhs in oak creek, wisconsin. the right to assemble peacefully, that right was denied shoppers in clackamas, oregon, and movie goers in aurora, colorado. that most fundamental set of rights to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, fundamental rights that were denied to college students at virginia tech and high school students at...
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according to a new government audit, prisoner tax fraud has ballooned in recent years. the report comes from the treasury inspector general for tax administration. it finds that in 2010 more than 91,000 inmates claimed more than $758 million in fraudulent refunds. that's more than double the year before. the i rest stopped most of the fraudulent refunds from actually getting into the hands of prisoners but $35 million still slipped through the cracks. and a number of fraudulent prisoner tax refunds continue to increase in 2011. and 2012. but the irs has yet to put a number on these bogus refunds. it is amazing how this can happen. >> unbelievable. >> time to do a little bit more organizing apparently. >> don't send tax refund paperwork and forms to prisons. that might be a good way to stop that. >> if the address says -- >> you have to be clear. >> thanks jess. >>> christopher kennedy lawford is here to talk about the new book about recovery. and the book signing he's having in our area tonight. >> there they are in our green room. former congressman patrick kennedy als
according to a new government audit, prisoner tax fraud has ballooned in recent years. the report comes from the treasury inspector general for tax administration. it finds that in 2010 more than 91,000 inmates claimed more than $758 million in fraudulent refunds. that's more than double the year before. the i rest stopped most of the fraudulent refunds from actually getting into the hands of prisoners but $35 million still slipped through the cracks. and a number of fraudulent prisoner tax...